Bullish Leko lays down the gauntlet By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-03 08:53 Share CLOSE Zhang Min, chairman of Shanghai SIPG, presents a jersey to Ivan Leko at a media conference on Monday. CHINA DAILY Most Chinese fans had never even heard of Ivan Leko before he was appointed Shanghai SIPG's new head coach. However, what the Croatian lacks in profile, he certainly makes up for in confidence. "Being better and better. That means today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow is better than today," the 42-year-old said at a media conference in Shanghai on Monday. "I promise you, this year, you will see a team that will fight until the last minute, give everything they have on the pitch and has the objective to win. We have a lot of confidence that we will try everything to have a nice season."